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Yamagata → Kobe

Yamagata → Hyōgo
Straight line608 km
By road744 km
Driving time9h 9min
Fuel cost¥11,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yamagata and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car744 km9h 9min
🚲 Bike744 km49h 37min
🚶 On foot699 km145h 36min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Yamagata (Yamagata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 608 km in a straight line, or 744 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,060. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -1.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Yamagata →

Driving directions · Yamagata → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue50 m0min
  2. ←Turn left308 m1min
  3. →Turn right149 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道286号2861.1 km1min
  5. ↰Keep left7.2 km6min
  6. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  7. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  10. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  11. ↑Continue846 m1min
  12. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  13. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  14. ←Turn left141 m0min
  15. →Turn right19 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス134.7 km4min
  17. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  18. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  19. ←Turn left175 m0min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  23. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  25. ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  32. ↑Continue477 m1min
  33. ↑Continue368 m1min
  34. →Turn right65 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  38. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  40. →Turn right249 m0min
  41. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  43. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  44. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  47. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  48. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  49. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  50. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  52. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  53. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  56. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  57. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  58. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  59. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  61. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  63. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  64. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県
花夢里にいつ新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Yamagata

Sakata Sakata88 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka72 kmYonezawa Yonezawa42 kmTendō Tendō13 kmHigashine Higashine23 kmSagae Sagae18 kmShinjō Shinjō59 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama12 kmNagai Nagai32 kmTakahata Takahata30 kmObanazawa Obanazawa41 kmYuza Yuza95 kmNanyō Nanyō31 kmMurayama Murayama27 km

Distances from Kobe

Ashiya Ashiya12 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmMiki Miki22 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSanda Sanda29 kmOno Ono29 kmKawanishi Kawanishi29 kmKakogawa Kakogawa29 kmKatō Katō30 kmYashiro Yashiro32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yamagata to Kobe?

About 744 km by road (608 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Yamagata to Kobe?

About 9h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).